Scale degree names
Degree | Name | Meaning |
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1 | Tonic | Tonal center, note of final resolution |
2 | Supertonic | One whole step above the tonic |
3 | Mediant | Midway between tonic and dominant, (in minor key) root of relative major key |
4 | Subdominant | Lower dominant, same interval below tonic as dominant is above tonic |
How do you find the degree of a scale?
How do you find the scale degree?
- C is the first degree of the scale. The first degree is the tonic.
- D is the second degree of the scale. ...
- E is the third degree of the scale. ...
- F is the fourth degree of the scale. ...
- G is the fifth degree of the scale. ...
- A is the sixth degree of the scale. ...
- B is the seventh degree of the scale.
What is scale degree six called?
In music, the submediant is the sixth degree ( ) of the diatonic scale, the lower mediant—halfway between the tonic and the subdominant ("lower dominant").